Netanyahu: Demolish illegal Arab construction

Prime Minister Netanyahu orders that the law be enforced over illegal Arab construction without double standards.

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has held two discussions in the last two weeks concerning the enforcement of the law when it comes to illegal construction in the Arab sector, it was reported on Thursday.

During the discussions, Netanyahu instructed the relevant officials to work to issue demolition orders for the illegal structures, located in Arab towns in northern and southern Israel, as well as in eastern Jerusalem.

“There will be no double standards regarding construction,” clarified Netanyahu. “There will be equal enforcement of the law in Israel for both Jews and are Arabs.”

Earlier on Thursday, the Regavim movement, which is dedicated to monitoring and taking legal action against construction without permits conducted by Arabs and Bedouins on state land, submitted a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court against the Defense Ministry and the Civil Administration for neglecting for a decade to demolish an illegal Arab building which is on state land within the administrative borders of the town of Leshem.